Military Wiki
Register
Advertisement

The Indonesian Military (TNI) uses a simplified ranking system for the three branches of Indonesian Army, Indonesian Navy and Indonesian Air Force. Most of the ranks are similar with differences for the rank titles of the high-ranking officers. Exception exists, however, in the ranks of the service members of the Indonesian Marine Corps. While Indonesian Marine Corps is a branch of the Navy, the rank titles of the Marine Corps are the same as those of the Army, but it still uses the Navy's style insignia (for lower-ranking enlisted men, blue are replacing the red color).

As said above, all services maintain the same rank insignia and title, with the main difference for officers are that high ranking officers use their special titles, while officers below that rank use the similar title but followed by their respective branch/corps abbreviation. For example, an Army colonel with Infantry branch use the title "Kolonel INF.", which "INF" means "Infanteri" or "Infantry"; A Navy colonel with Supply Corps background use the title "Kolonel Laut (S)", in which "S" means "Suplai" or "Supply". Also, an Air Force Colonel with Electronical Engineering Corps background use the title "Kolonel (Lek)", in which "Lek" means "Elektronika" or "Electronics". There are no differences with enlisted personnel's title for Army and Air Force, but the Navy still use the personnel's branch/corps abbreviation behind the title.

High ranking officers use gold stars as their insignia, middle-rank officers use gold jasmine buds and lower-rank officer use gold bars. High-rank NCOs use wavy bars, NCOs use yellow chevrons, high-rank enlisted men use red chevrons (blue for Navy and Marine Corps) and lower-rank enlisted men use red bars (blue for Navy and Marine Corps).

TNI Angkatan Darat (Indonesian Army) and Korps Marinir (Indonesian Marine Corps) TNI Angkatan Laut (Indonesian Navy) TNI Angkatan Udara (Indonesian Air Force)
Perwira (Officer)
Honorary Rank
Jenderal Besar (General of the Army/Marshal) Laksamana Besar (Admiral of the Fleet) Marsekal Besar (Marshal of the Air Force)
Perwira Tinggi (Flag Officer, General Officer)
Jenderal (General) Laksamana (Admiral) Marsekal (Air Chief Marshal)
Letnan Jenderal (Lieutenant General) Laksamana Madya (Vice Admiral, lit. Middle Admiral) Marsekal Madya (Air Marshal, lit. Middle Marshal)
Mayor Jenderal (Major General) Laksamana Muda (Rear Admiral, lit. Young Admiral) Marsekal Muda (Air Vice Marshal, lit. Young Marshal)
Brigadir Jenderal (Brigadier General) Laksamana Pertama (Commodore, lit. means First Admiral) Marsekal Pertama (Air Commodore, lit. means First Marshal)
Perwira Menengah (Middle-ranked Officer)
Kolonel (Colonel) Kolonel (Colonel) Kolonel (Colonel)
Letnan Kolonel (Lieutenant Colonel) Letnan Kolonel (Lieutenant Colonel) Letnan Kolonel (Lieutenant Colonel)
Mayor (Major) Mayor (Major) Mayor (Major)
Perwira Pertama (Lower-ranked Officer)
Kapten (Captain) Kapten (Captain) Kapten (Captain)
Letnan Satu (First Lieutenant, Lieutenant) Letnan Satu (First Lieutenant, Lieutenant) Letnan Satu (First Lieutenant, Lieutenant)
Letnan Dua (Second Lieutenant) Letnan Dua (Second Lieutenant) Letnan Dua (Second Lieutenant)
Bintara (Non-Commissioned Officer)
Bintara Tinggi (Warrant Officer)
Pembantu Letnan Satu (Chief Warrant Officer, lit. First Lieutenant Assistant) Pembantu Letnan Satu (Chief Warrant Officer, lit. First Lieutenant Assistant) Pembantu Letnan Satu (Chief Warrant Officer, lit. First Lieutenant Assistant)
Pembantu Letnan Dua (Warrant Officer, lit. Second Lieutenant Assistant) Pembantu Letnan Dua (Warrant Officer, lit. Second Lieutenant Assistant) Pembantu Letnan Dua (Warrant Officer, lit. Second Lieutenant Assistant)
Bintara (Non-Commissioned Officer)
Sersan Mayor (Sergeant Major) Sersan Mayor (Sergeant Major), equivalent with Senior Master Chief Petty Officer Sersan Mayor (Sergeant Major)
Sersan Kepala (Chief Sergeant) Sersan Kepala (Chief Sergeant), equivalent with Master Chief Petty Officer Sersan Kepala (Chief Sergeant)
Sersan Satu (First Sergeant) Sersan Satu (First Sergeant), equivalent with Senior Chief Petty Officer Sersan Satu (First Sergeant)
Sersan Dua (Second Sergeant) Sersan Dua (Second Sergeant), equivalent with Chief Petty Officer Sersan Dua (Second Sergeant)
Tamtama (Enlisted)
Tamtama Kepala (Higher rank enlisted)
Kopral Kepala (Chief Corporal) Kopral Kepala (Chief Seaman Corporal), equivalent with 1st Class Petty Officer Kopral Kepala (Chief Corporal)
Kopral Satu (Corporal) Kopral Satu (Leading Seaman Corporal), equivalent with 2nd Class Petty Officer Kopral Satu (Corporal)
Kopral Dua (Lance Corporal) Kopral Dua (Able Seaman Corporal), equivalent with 3rd Class Petty Officer Kopral Dua (Lance Corporal)
Tamtama (Lower rank Enlisted)
Prajurit Kepala (Chief Private) Kelasi Kepala (Chief Seaman) Prajurit Kepala (Chief Airman)
Prajurit Satu (Private First Class) Kelasi Satu (Seaman) Prajurit Satu (Airman First Class)
Prajurit Dua (Private, Marine) Kelasi Dua (Seaman Recruit) Prajurit Dua (Airman)

Question book-new

This article does not contain any citations or references. Please improve this article by adding a reference. For information about how to add references, see Template:Citation.


All or a portion of this article consists of text from Wikipedia, and is therefore Creative Commons Licensed under GFDL.
The original article can be found at Indonesian military ranks and the edit history here.

Advertisement